T H E
RHODODENDRONS
OK
S IK K IM-H IMALA Y A.
CONSPECTUS SPECIERUM INDLE ORIENTALIS.
I. Calyx obsolete. Corolla broadly campanulate, hemispherical a t the base. Stamens 18—20 (rarely 10). Ova/ry
usually ylanduloso-pubescent and villous, many (10-20) celled.—Trees. Leaves ample. Flowers white or
pale purple, capitate, often crowded.
1. R. Falconeri, Hook. fil. T a b . X.
H a b . Sikkim-Himalaya; outer and inner ranges. Mountain-tops and valleys. Elev. 10-12,00,0 feet.
Note. The natural size of the flowers of this species is often as great as that given for the magnified figure (fig. 2)
in the plate quoted, in which case the capitula are fewer-flowered. Leaves often fifteen inches long and eight
broad. Capsule densely villoso-tomentose, oblong-cylindrical, obtuse, slightly curved, an inch and a half long,
half an inch wide. Seeds pale-brown.
2. R. argenteum, Hook. fil. T a b . IX.
H ab. Sikkim-Himalaya; inner and outer ranges. Elev. 8,000—10,000 feet. It flowered very abundantly in April
of 1849.
Note. Stamens generally eighteen in number. Capsules puberulous, oblong-cylindrical, obtuse at both ends, one
and a half to two inches long. Seeds pale.
8. R. Eodgsoni, Hook. fil. T a b . XV.
H a b . Sikkim-Himalaya. Elev. 10-12,000 feet.
4. R. grande, Wight, Icon. t. 1202.
H ab. Bhootan, Griffith.